frequency

fre·quen·cy  (frkwn-s)

n. pl. fre·quen·cies

1. The property or condition of occurring at frequent intervals.

2. Mathematics & Physics The number of times a specified periodic phenomenon occurs within a specified interval, as:

a. The number of repetitions of a complete sequence of values of a periodic function per unit variation of an independent variable.

b. The number of complete cycles of a periodic process occurring per unit time.

c. The number of repetitions per unit time of a complete waveform, as of an electric current.

3. Statistics

a. The number of measurements in an interval of a frequency distribution.

b. The ratio of the number of times an event occurs in a series of trials of a chance experiment to the number of trials of the experiment performed.

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[Latin frequentia, multitude, from frequns, frequent-, crowded, numerous, frequent.]

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frequency

Noun

pl -cies

1. the number of times that an event occurs within a given period

2. the state of being frequent

3. Physics the number of times a wave repeats itself in a given time

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frequency  (frkwn-s)

1. Physics The rate at which a repeating event occurs, such as the full cycle of a wave. Frequencies are usually measured in hertz. Compare amplitude. See also period.

2. Mathematics The ratio of the number of occurrences of some event to the number of opportunities for its occurrence.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	frequency - the number of occurrences within a given time period; "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"; "the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older" frequence, oftenness audio frequency, audio - an audible acoustic wave frequency radio frequency - an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared infrared, infrared frequency - the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range; "they could sense radiation in the infrared" wave number - the reciprocal of the wavelength of a wave attendance - the frequency with which a person is present; "a student's attendance is an important factor in her grade" count per minute, counts/minute - frequency per minute sampling frequency - (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling a continuously varying signal rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"
	2.	frequency - the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations relative frequency ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) incidence, relative incidence - the relative frequency of occurrence of something
	3.	frequency - the number of observations in a given statistical category absolute frequency cardinal number, cardinal - the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order

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frequency

noun recurrence, repetition, constancy, periodicity, commonness, frequentness, prevalence

Translations

frequency [ˈfriːkwənsɪ] n → frecuencia

frequency [ˈfriːkwənsɪ] n → fréquence f

frequency [ˈfriːkwənsɪ] n → Häufigkeit f;

(Radio) → Frequenz f

frequency [ˈfriːkwənsɪ] n → frequenza